Edward O. Thorp
Edward O. Thorp was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 14th, 1932 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 91, Edward O. Thorp biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Edward Oakley Thorp (born August 14, 1932) is an American mathematics professor, writer, hedge fund manager, and blackjack researcher. *He pioneered the modern applications of probability theory, as well as the use of very small correlations for high financial gains. Beat the Dealer is a book that claims that card counting could remove the house advantage in blackjack. * He developed and used effective hedge fund techniques in the financial markets, and collaborated with Claude Shannon in developing the first portable computer. * He served as a mathematics instructor from 1961 to 1965 at New Mexico State University and then went to University of California, Irvine, where he was a mathematics professor from 1965 to 1977, as well as a professor of mathematics and finance from 1977 to 1982.